House of Assembly: Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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VICTIMS OF CRIME FUND

In reply to Mr MARSHALL (Norwood) (29 June 2011) (Estimates Committee B).

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning, Minister for Business Services and Consumers): I have been advised of the following information:

1. 1,880 applications.

2. 1,403 payments were made to victims under the Victims of Crime scheme in 2010-11.

(a) The average payment was $9,676.

(b) 74 payment at the maximum payment level.

(c) The proportion of payments in each $10,000 range are outlined in the table below:

$0—$9,999 1,035
$10,000—$19,000 202
$20,000—$29,999 46
$30,000—$39,999 27
$40,000—$50,000 93
Total 1,403


3. 103 applications.

4. 33 payments were made to victims of abuse in state care 2010-11 under the Victims of Crime scheme in 2010-11.

(a) The average payment was $14,697.

(b) Two payments were at the maximum payment level.

(c) The proportion of payments in each $10,000 range are outlined in the table below:

$0—$9,999 10
$10,000—$19,000 13
$20,000—$29,999 7
$30,000—$39,999 1
$40,000—$50,000 2
Total 33


5. Of the 103 applications received from victims of abuse in state care under the Victims of Crime scheme in 2010-11, 54 did not give formal oral evidence of make a submission to the Mullighan Inquiry. It is possible however, that some of the 54 made an anonymous submission to the Inquiry.